Ryerson Social Justice Week – Rebuilding the WE: This is what solidarity looks like!
The Deets:
Monday October 7, 2013 – Friday October 11, 2013
Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario
The Schedule:
REBUILDING THE WE: THIS IS WHAT SOLIDARITY LOOKS LIKE
Ryerson Social Justice Week (OCTOBER 7 – 11)
– A week of events, speakers, exhibit and cultural events to transform Ryerson into a hub of social justice and solidarity.
>>MONDAY OCTOBER 7th<<
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RALLY: DECENT WORK FOR ALL!
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: Gould Street
-Drumming
-Student and Worker Speakers
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SOCIAL JUSTICE ‘WALKING TOUR’
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: Meet at Ryerson statue
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OPENING LECTURE – IDLE NO MORE: REFRAMING THE NATION TO NATION RELATIONSHIP
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: TRS1067 (TRSM Building – 55 Dundas St. West)
Moderator:
* Dr. Cyndi Baskin, Chair, Aboriginal Education Council, Ryerson University
Speakers:
• Dr. Pam Palmater, Chair, Centre for Indigenous Governance, Ryerson University
• Alanis Obomsawin, Documentary filmmaker, The People of Kattawapiskak River
• Josh Kendrick, Youth artist from Neskantaga First Nation
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>>TUESDAY OCTOBER 8th<<
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*LUNCH AND LEARN*
RACE TO THE BOTTOM: CANADA’S LOW WAGE LABOUR STRATEGY
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: SCC115, Ryerson Student Centre
Speakers:
• Deena Ladd
• Evelyn Encalada
• Debbie Douglas
• Trish Hennessy
*Film Clip: Migrant Dreams*
LUNCH PROVIDED
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SOCIAL JUSTICE ‘WALKING TOUR’
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: Meet at Ryerson statue
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STITCH A HOME: SOCIAL SAFETY NET AND HOMELESSNESS
Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Location: Gould street
*Speakers, interactive workshop and canvas art making
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>>WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9th<<
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*LUNCH AND LEARN*
WHERE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL INNOVATION MEET: COMPLICATING THE QUESTION
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: SCC115, Ryerson Student Centre
Speakers:
* Dr. Ken Moffatt
* Maya Roy
* Paul Chamberlain
LUNCH PROVIDED
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RACE, LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
A public lecture by Dr. Kemberle Crenshaw, UCLA
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: LIB072, 350 Victoria Street
Moderated by:
• Dr. Denise O’Neil Green, Associate Vice Provost/Vice President, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Ryerson Unversity
Respondents:
* Dr. Akua Benjamin, Professor, School of Social Work; Founding Member of Black Action Defense Committee
* Rodney Diverlus, President, Black Student’s at Ryerson
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>>THURSDAY OCTOBER 10th<<
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MORNING KEYNOTE
Building Capacity, Building Community for Social Change
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Place: Atrium, ENG, 245 Church Street
Speakers:
• Angela Robertson, Executive Director of the Central Toronto Community Health Centres
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SKILLS WORKSHOPS
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm AND 2:00pm – 4:00pm
* Ally Building (Jack Layton Room, SCC)
* Forum Theater (Atrium, ENG)
* Popular education and Social Justice (Oakham Lounge, SCC)
*Building Movement’s through movement (Thomas Lounge, SCC)
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*LUNCH AND LEARN*
PANEL: REVISION DISABILITIES
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Atrium, ENG, 245 Church Street
Speaker:
• Dr. Kirsty Liddard
• Eliza Chandler, UofT Doctoral Student, along with 4 disabled artists/activists
LUNCH PROVIDED
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VIDEO AWARD CEREMONY + FILM SCREENING (OCCUPY LOVE)
with Director Velcrow Ripper & Judy Rebick
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: LIB072, 350 Victoria Street
This is a joint event with the 50+ program, G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University
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>>FRIDAY OCTOBER 11th<<
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REAL PEOPLE’S HISTORY
Mariam Zaidi with her film Safar (Journey)
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Thomas Lounge, Ryerson Student Centre
Speaker: Dr. Lynn Lavallee
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ART EXHIBITIONS:
(ALL DAY, ALL WEEK)
“TROUBLING MASCULINITIES”
curated by Heather Bains and Dr. Ken Moffatt
Location: Room G, Oakham House
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“TORONTO STREET LEVEL”
Photography from a master class with Vincenzo Pietropaolo (Abilities Arts Festival)
Location: Credit Union Lounge
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“DEFENDERS”
Recepient of the Social Justice in Documentary Photography Award, Ryerson University
Location: 3rd Floor, IMA
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“SPIRIT OF OUR MOVEMENT”
Celebrating Toronto Labour in the 21st Century, Photography by John Maclennan
Location: 7th Floor, TRSM
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“YOUTH VOICES OF NESKANTAGA”
Location: Foyer Area, 6th floor, SHE Building
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Brought to you by:
CAW-Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy
Ryerson Students Union (RSU)
Ryerson Faculty Association (RFA)
Ryerson Faculty of Community Services
Ryerson Centre for Food Security
Ryerson Aboriginal Student Services
Ryerson School of Social Work
Ryerson Faculty of Arts
Ryerson School of Disability Studies
Continuing Education Students Association of Ryerson (CESAR)
Chang School of Continuing Education
Centre for Labour Management Relations
International Student Services
CUPE Local 3904
OPSEU /SEFPO
Chang School of Continuing Education
***All Welcome! All events are FREE and wheelchair accessible.
For Accessibility inquiries please email [email protected]
For more information about the Ryerson Social Justice Week:
Email: [email protected]
Web: ryerson.ca/socialjustice
Twitter: @RyeGindinChair
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